diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index 7fefeb149..efba9b037 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ app_objs += $(addprefix apps/,\
   main.o\
   node.o\
   node_list_view_controller.o\
+  node_navigation_controller.o\
   tool_box_controller.o\
 )
 
diff --git a/apps/node_navigation_controller.cpp b/apps/node_navigation_controller.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b94492be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/node_navigation_controller.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#include "node_navigation_controller.h"
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+/* State */
+
+NodeNavigationController::Stack::State::State(int selectedRow, KDCoordinate verticalScroll) :
+  m_selectedRow(selectedRow),
+  m_verticalScroll(verticalScroll)
+{
+}
+
+int NodeNavigationController::Stack::State::selectedRow() {
+  return m_selectedRow;
+}
+
+KDCoordinate NodeNavigationController::Stack::State::verticalScroll() {
+  return m_verticalScroll;
+}
+
+bool NodeNavigationController::Stack::State::isNull(){
+  if (m_selectedRow == -1) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+/* Stack */
+
+void NodeNavigationController::Stack::push(int selectedRow, KDCoordinate verticalScroll) {
+  int i = 0;
+  while (!m_statesStack[i].isNull() && i < k_maxModelTreeDepth) {
+    i++;
+  }
+  assert(m_statesStack[i].isNull());
+  m_statesStack[i] = State(selectedRow, verticalScroll);
+}
+
+NodeNavigationController::Stack::State * NodeNavigationController::Stack::stateAtIndex(int index) {
+  return &m_statesStack[index];
+}
+
+int NodeNavigationController::Stack::depth() {
+  int depth = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < k_maxModelTreeDepth; i++) {
+    depth += (!m_statesStack[i].isNull());
+  }
+  return depth;
+}
+
+void NodeNavigationController::Stack::pop() {
+  int stackDepth = depth();
+  if (stackDepth == 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  m_statesStack[stackDepth-1] = State();
+}
+
+void NodeNavigationController::Stack::resetStack() {
+  for (int i = 0; i < k_maxModelTreeDepth; i++) {
+    m_statesStack[i] = State();
+  }
+}
+
+/* NodeNavigationController */
+
+NodeNavigationController::NodeNavigationController() :
+  StackViewController(nullptr, &m_listViewController, true),
+  m_listViewController(NodeListViewController(this))
+{
+}
+
+const char * NodeNavigationController::title() const {
+  return "NodeNavigationController";
+}
+
+bool NodeNavigationController::handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
+  switch (event) {
+    case Ion::Events::Event::ESC:
+      return returnToPreviousMenu();
+    case Ion::Events::Event::ENTER:
+    {
+      int selectedRow = m_listViewController.selectedRow();
+      Node * selectedNode = (Node *)m_listViewController.nodeModel()->children(selectedRow);
+      if (selectedNode->numberOfChildren() == 0) {
+        return selectLeaf(selectedNode);
+      }
+      return selectSubMenu(selectedNode);
+    }
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+}
+
+bool NodeNavigationController::returnToPreviousMenu() {
+  m_listViewController.deselectTable();
+  int depth = m_stack.depth();
+  if (depth == 0) {
+    app()->dismissModalViewController();
+    return true;
+  }
+  int index = 0;
+  Node * parentNode = nodeModel();
+  Stack::State * previousState = m_stack.stateAtIndex(index++);;
+  while (depth-- > 1) {
+    parentNode = (Node *)parentNode->children(previousState->selectedRow());
+    previousState = m_stack.stateAtIndex(index++);
+  }
+  m_listViewController.deselectTable();
+  m_listViewController.setNodeModel(parentNode);
+  m_listViewController.setFirstSelectedRow(previousState->selectedRow());
+  m_listViewController.setVerticalScroll(previousState->verticalScroll());
+  m_stack.pop();
+  app()->setFirstResponder(&m_listViewController);
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool NodeNavigationController::selectSubMenu(Node * selectedNode) {
+  m_stack.push(m_listViewController.selectedRow(), m_listViewController.verticalScroll());
+  m_listViewController.deselectTable();
+  m_listViewController.setNodeModel(selectedNode);
+  m_listViewController.setFirstSelectedRow(0);
+  app()->setFirstResponder(&m_listViewController);
+  return true;
+}
+
+void NodeNavigationController::didBecomeFirstResponder() {
+  m_stack.resetStack();
+  m_listViewController.setNodeModel(nodeModel());
+  m_listViewController.setFirstSelectedRow(0);
+  app()->setFirstResponder(&m_listViewController);
+}
+
+void NodeNavigationController::setTextFieldCaller(TextField * textField) {
+  m_textFieldCaller = textField;
+}
diff --git a/apps/node_navigation_controller.h b/apps/node_navigation_controller.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7769fb4b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/node_navigation_controller.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#ifndef APPS_NODE_NAVIGATION_CONTROLLER_H
+#define APPS_NODE_NAVIGATION_CONTROLLER_H
+
+#include <escher.h>
+#include "node.h"
+#include "node_list_view_controller.h"
+
+class NodeNavigationController : public StackViewController {
+public:
+  NodeNavigationController();
+  const char * title() const override;
+  bool handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) override;
+  void didBecomeFirstResponder() override;
+  void setTextFieldCaller(TextField * textField);
+protected:
+  TextField * m_textFieldCaller;
+private:
+  class Stack {
+  public:
+    class State {
+    public:
+      State(int selectedRow = -1, KDCoordinate verticalScroll = 0);
+      bool isNull();
+      int selectedRow();
+      KDCoordinate verticalScroll();
+    private:
+      int m_selectedRow;
+      KDCoordinate m_verticalScroll;
+    };
+    void push(int selectedRow, KDCoordinate verticalScroll);
+    void pop();
+    State * stateAtIndex(int index);
+    int depth();
+    void resetStack();
+  private:
+    constexpr static int k_maxModelTreeDepth = 2;
+    State m_statesStack[k_maxModelTreeDepth];
+  };
+  virtual Node * nodeModel() = 0;
+  virtual bool selectLeaf(Node * selectedNode) = 0;
+  bool selectSubMenu(Node * selectedNode);
+  bool returnToPreviousMenu();
+  NodeListViewController m_listViewController;
+  Stack m_stack;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/tool_box_controller.cpp b/apps/tool_box_controller.cpp
index 61f2c9ce8..d7ad6e0a4 100644
--- a/apps/tool_box_controller.cpp
+++ b/apps/tool_box_controller.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #include "tool_box_controller.h"
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <string.h>
 
 /* TODO: find a shorter way to initiate tree models
  * We create one model tree: each node keeps the label of the row it refers to
@@ -23,129 +21,15 @@ const Node menu[11] = {Node("|x|", "abs()"), Node("root(x)", "root(,)"), Node("l
   Node("Approximation", nullptr, approximationChildren, 4), Node("Trigonometrie", nullptr, trigonometryChildren, 6)};
 const Node toolBoxModel = Node("ToolBox", nullptr, menu, 11);
 
-/* State */
-
-ToolBoxController::Stack::State::State(int selectedRow, KDCoordinate verticalScroll) :
-  m_selectedRow(selectedRow),
-  m_verticalScroll(verticalScroll)
-{
-}
-
-int ToolBoxController::Stack::State::selectedRow() {
-  return m_selectedRow;
-}
-
-KDCoordinate ToolBoxController::Stack::State::verticalScroll() {
-  return m_verticalScroll;
-}
-
-bool ToolBoxController::Stack::State::isNull(){
-  if (m_selectedRow == -1) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
-/* Stack */
-
-void ToolBoxController::Stack::push(int selectedRow, KDCoordinate verticalScroll) {
-  int i = 0;
-  while (!m_statesStack[i].isNull() && i < k_maxModelTreeDepth) {
-    i++;
-  }
-  assert(m_statesStack[i].isNull());
-  m_statesStack[i] = State(selectedRow, verticalScroll);
-}
-
-ToolBoxController::Stack::State * ToolBoxController::Stack::stateAtIndex(int index) {
-  return &m_statesStack[index];
-}
-
-int ToolBoxController::Stack::depth() {
-  int depth = 0;
-  for (int i = 0; i < k_maxModelTreeDepth; i++) {
-    depth += (!m_statesStack[i].isNull());
-  }
-  return depth;
-}
-
-void ToolBoxController::Stack::pop() {
-  int stackDepth = depth();
-  if (stackDepth == 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-  m_statesStack[stackDepth-1] = State();
-}
-
-void ToolBoxController::Stack::resetStack() {
-  for (int i = 0; i < k_maxModelTreeDepth; i++) {
-    m_statesStack[i] = State();
-  }
-}
-
-/* ToolBoxController */
-
-ToolBoxController::ToolBoxController() :
-  StackViewController(nullptr, &m_listViewController, true),
-  m_listViewController(NodeListViewController(this))
-{
-}
-
 const char * ToolBoxController::title() const {
   return "ToolBoxController";
 }
 
-bool ToolBoxController::handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
-  switch (event) {
-    case Ion::Events::Event::ESC:
-      return returnToPreviousMenu();
-    case Ion::Events::Event::ENTER:
-    {
-      int selectedRow = m_listViewController.selectedRow();
-      Node * selectedNode = (Node *)m_listViewController.nodeModel()->children(selectedRow);
-      if (selectedNode->numberOfChildren() == 0) {
-        return editMathFunction(selectedNode);
-      }
-      return selectSubMenu(selectedNode);
-    }
-    default:
-      return false;
-  }
+Node * ToolBoxController::nodeModel() {
+  return (Node *)&toolBoxModel;
 }
 
-bool ToolBoxController::returnToPreviousMenu() {
-  m_listViewController.deselectTable();
-  int depth = m_stack.depth();
-  if (depth == 0) {
-    app()->dismissModalViewController();
-    return true;
-  }
-  int index = 0;
-  Node * parentNode = (Node *)&toolBoxModel;
-  Stack::State * previousState = m_stack.stateAtIndex(index++);;
-  while (depth-- > 1) {
-    parentNode = (Node *)parentNode->children(previousState->selectedRow());
-    previousState = m_stack.stateAtIndex(index++);
-  }
-  m_listViewController.deselectTable();
-  m_listViewController.setNodeModel(parentNode);
-  m_listViewController.setFirstSelectedRow(previousState->selectedRow());
-  m_listViewController.setVerticalScroll(previousState->verticalScroll());
-  m_stack.pop();
-  app()->setFirstResponder(&m_listViewController);
-  return true;
-}
-
-bool ToolBoxController::selectSubMenu(Node * selectedNode) {
-  m_stack.push(m_listViewController.selectedRow(), m_listViewController.verticalScroll());
-  m_listViewController.deselectTable();
-  m_listViewController.setNodeModel(selectedNode);
-  m_listViewController.setFirstSelectedRow(0);
-  app()->setFirstResponder(&m_listViewController);
-  return true;
-}
-
-bool ToolBoxController::editMathFunction(Node * selectedNode){
+bool ToolBoxController::selectLeaf(Node * selectedNode){
   const char * editedText = selectedNode->text();
   m_textFieldCaller->appendText(editedText);
   int cursorPosition = 0;
@@ -160,14 +44,3 @@ bool ToolBoxController::editMathFunction(Node * selectedNode){
   app()->dismissModalViewController();
   return true;
 }
-
-void ToolBoxController::didBecomeFirstResponder() {
-  m_stack.resetStack();
-  m_listViewController.setNodeModel((Node *)&toolBoxModel);
-  m_listViewController.setFirstSelectedRow(0);
-  app()->setFirstResponder(&m_listViewController);
-}
-
-void ToolBoxController::setTextFieldCaller(TextField * textField) {
-  m_textFieldCaller = textField;
-}
diff --git a/apps/tool_box_controller.h b/apps/tool_box_controller.h
index 8677b46d4..c61fdba16 100644
--- a/apps/tool_box_controller.h
+++ b/apps/tool_box_controller.h
@@ -2,44 +2,14 @@
 #define APPS_TOOL_BOX_CONTROLLER_H
 
 #include <escher.h>
-#include "node.h"
-#include "node_list_view_controller.h"
+#include "node_navigation_controller.h"
 
-class ToolBoxController : public StackViewController {
+class ToolBoxController : public NodeNavigationController {
 public:
-  ToolBoxController();
   const char * title() const override;
-  bool handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) override;
-  void didBecomeFirstResponder() override;
-  void setTextFieldCaller(TextField * textField);
 private:
-  class Stack {
-  public:
-    class State {
-    public:
-      State(int selectedRow = -1, KDCoordinate verticalScroll = 0);
-      bool isNull();
-      int selectedRow();
-      KDCoordinate verticalScroll();
-    private:
-      int m_selectedRow;
-      KDCoordinate m_verticalScroll;
-    };
-    void push(int selectedRow, KDCoordinate verticalScroll);
-    void pop();
-    State * stateAtIndex(int index);
-    int depth();
-    void resetStack();
-  private:
-    constexpr static int k_maxModelTreeDepth = 2;
-    State m_statesStack[k_maxModelTreeDepth];
-  };
-  bool editMathFunction(Node * selectedNode);
-  bool selectSubMenu(Node * selectedNode);
-  bool returnToPreviousMenu();
-  NodeListViewController m_listViewController;
-  TextField * m_textFieldCaller;
-  Stack m_stack;
+  Node * nodeModel() override;
+  bool selectLeaf(Node * selectedNode) override;
 };
 
 #endif